Trailer: An introduction from Oli Lewington

12/07/23 • 1 min

More Than A Hospital

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Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub: "The secret of success is passion, persistence and humility"

In a remarkable first episode of the series, Oli Lewington, a double lung transplant recipient at Harefield Hospital, meets Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, the man responsible for setting up the transplantation centre that saved his life. Exactly 40 years to the day since Sir Magdi performed Europe's first ever heart and lung combined transplant, the legendary Harefield figure reveals how he prepared for the historical operation as well as the political struggles he faced to help get the procedure off the ground.

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Jullien Gaer: "Access to healthcare is what matters, not how your system functions"

In the second episode of ‘More than a Hospital’, find out how consultant cardiac surgeon Jullien Gaer became involved with developing the cardiac surgical unit at a hospital based in Kabul, during the height of the Afghan war in 2005.

Working with the French humanitarian association, La Chaîne de l’Espoir (The Chain of Hope), Jullien continues to this day to help train cardiologists in Afghanistan to support the needs of cardiac patients in the country as well as building crucial educational links between the hospital and Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals.

Jullien who has worked across several different healthcare systems around the world, also details in this episode the moment when he invited a collection of artists including Grayson Perry, to watch him perform open-heart surgery, to help raise vital funds for the hospitals.

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